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FRANKIE THINKS MIKE MAY BE DOING A BETTER JOB OF ORGANIZING THE HECK
FAMILY CHRISTMAS THAN SHE WOULD HAVE DONE, WHILE SHE FOCUSES ON
REHEARSING FOR A SOLO IN THE CHURCH'S MIDNIGHT MASS, ON ABC'S "THE MIDDLE"

"Christmas" � While Frankie focuses on rehearsing for a solo in her church's midnight Christmas mass, Mike takes over handling the chores of setting up the Heck family Christmas. But Frankie becomes a bit jealous when it seems that Mike is doing a better job at organizing the holiday then she would have done. Meanwhile, Frankie and Mike try to help Brick overcome a problem in order to get into the holiday spirit, on "The Middle," TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15 (8:30-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast: OAD: 12/9/09)